Data set from A level and other 16 to 18 results

Attainment and other performance measures - student characteristics

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Attainment metrics for all qualification cohorts, by student characteristics. 

Student characteristics include gender, ethnicity, disadvantage status, free school meal provision, first language, special educational needs (SEN) provision, and KS4 prior attainment.

Data set details

Theme
School and college outcomes and performance
Publication
A level and other 16 to 18 results
Release
Academic year 2022/23
Release type
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Number of students at end of 16-18 study
  • % achieving ≥ 2 A levels
  • APS per A level entry
Filters
  • Characteristic
Time period
2018/19 to 2022/23

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameversioncharacteristic_typecharacteristic_valuenumber_of_students_potentialnumber_of_students_level3number_of_students_alevnumber_of_students_acadnumber_of_students_agennumber_of_students_tlevaps_per_entry_alevaps_per_entry_grade_alevaps_per_entry_acadaps_per_entry_grade_acadaps_per_entry_agenaps_per_entry_grade_agenaps_per_entry_tlevaps_per_entry_grade_tlevpc_achieving_atleast_two_substantial_lev3pc_achieving_atleast_two_alevpc_achieving_atleast_two_substantial_lev3_acadentered_for_one_or_more_alev_or_appliedaps_per_entry_best3aps_per_entry_grade_best3pc_achieving_3_astar_to_a_alevpc_achieving_aab_or_better_aleventered_for_one_or_more_alevpc_achieving_aab_or_better_atleast_two_facilitating_aleventered_any_level3_vocational_excluding_applied_generalspc_level3_vocational_students_entered_tech_levelsentered_any_level3_vocational_excluding_tech_levelspc_level3_vocational_students_entered_applied_generalsnumber_of_students_highest_entry_was_l2pc_level2_vocational_students_entered_technicalcertificatenumber_of_students_technicalcertificateaps_per_entry_technicalcertificateaps_per_entry_grade_technicalcertificate
201819Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandRevisedGenderFemale291629179886154797158031363661071734.5797C+34.9117C+30.3141Dist-28.4177Merit+86.81483.07882.93212128334.4018C+12.13620.97512127215.2086509916.4638817541.405389786.11627635.8131L2Merit-
201920Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandFinalGenderFemale298128181646150650154217425741272240.3303B40.4911B32.8516Dist-29.8345Merit+89.00486.89186.39211987339.7118B23.16535.15711987323.6026466519.6779115046.9074061310.24149025.7537L2Merit-
202021Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandFinalGenderFemale250108180426149730153205486131080642.5788B+42.7468B+34.4504Dist32.0565Dist-93.34188.93688.42511734242.3277B+30.19443.84911734227.8015048721.4078514757.2931472110.70617675.706L2Merit-
202122Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandRevisedGenderFemale293413198381156137159064651701320239.5202B39.6967B33.2308Dist-30.632Dist-96.82688.70288.38311815439.858B22.93435.36711815421.6614001432.9969028072.21157079.555615.9443L2Merit
202223Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandRevisedGenderFemale293852199100159064162078655881238535.8306B-36.0504B-30.7741Dist-28.5465Merit+93.94687.69487.18412009736.3257B-15.33325.51912009716.7294222629.339366170.201141718.31313275.6707L2Merit-

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 34 variables
Variable nameVariable description
aps_per_entry_acadAPS per academic entry
aps_per_entry_agenAPS per applied general entry
aps_per_entry_alevAPS per A level entry
aps_per_entry_best3APS per 'Best 3' entries
aps_per_entry_grade_acadAverage academic result

Footnotes

  1. Figures for the total number of students may not match the sum of females and males, as not all institutions recorded the gender for every student.
  2. Disadvantage status is as reported at the end of key stage 4. Analysis involving disadvantage status includes students at state-funded schools and colleges only.
  3. EHC plans and statements of SEN are legal documents which detail the needs of the individual student, and the assistance they are to receive.
  4. Covers students at the end of advanced level study who were entered for at least one A level, applied single A level, applied double A level or combined A/AS level during 16-18 study, excluding critical thinking and general studies. This measure only includes A level students who have entered less than a total of size 1 in other academic, applied general and tech level qualifications.
  5. Covers students at the end of advanced level study who were entered for at least one A level, excluding critical thinking and general studies. Excludes those students who have entered only applied A levels or applied AS levels. This measure only includes A level students who have entered less than a total of size 1 in other academic, applied general and tech level qualifications. A level facilitating subjects are: biology, chemistry, physics, maths, further maths, geography, history, English literature, modern and classical languages.
  6. A level facilitating subjects are: biology, chemistry, physics, maths, further maths, geography, history, English literature, modern and classical languages.
  7. A maximum of 60 points are available for A level, 50 points for applied general and tech level and 8 points for technical certificates. More information on points, APS bands and grade boundaries can be found in the technical guide for 16 to 18 accountability measures (opens in a new tab). 
  8. A change to the trigger rules was introduced in 2020/21  such that students were no longer automatically reported after two years in 16-18 study. The introduction caused a fall in cohort size, particular within the vocational and technical cohorts. A full impact analysis can be found in the methodology document.

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